Posted: 12/12/15 at 11:21am
Hey everyone, thinking of trying Aladdin lotto sometime this week and just wondering if it is still very busy. I tried it several times in the past and have never won; but I am hoping that with everyone and their mother at the Richard Rodgers the crowds will be slightly lighter. Is that the case?
Posted: 12/12/15 at 12:21pm
Even if recently the crowds have been smaller, for the rest of the year they will be larger than average. January and February is the best time, but what have you got to lose?
Posted: 12/12/15 at 1:03pm
I have $16 (the price of a round-trip train ticket from my house to Penn Station) to lose! But that is true. Perhaps February is a better time to go!
Posted: 12/12/15 at 1:32pm
You should come in with a back-up plan so you don't lose out if you lose the lotto. I believe Aladdin's lotto draws two hours before. Both Spring Awakening and School of Rock draw 1.5 hours before, so one of those could be a back-up.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 3:59pm
"January and February is the best time, but what have you got to lose?"
Last I heard the core cast members were under contract until early January. Have there been any updates since then?
Posted: 12/12/15 at 4:18pm
The original leads are contracted through February 21 as of right now. And definitely just have a back up plan.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 4:21pm
Agreed on the back up plan. Enter all the digital lotteries too and go to box offices of shows that arent selling well to try to get a late rush ticket.
Posted: 12/13/15 at 11:20am
Yea, I've done rush like 1.5 hours before curtain for several shows and never not gotten a ticket. Just look at the grosses or reports on here to see which shows are very popular and have low odds.
The TodayTix lotteries aren't useful as a backup plan because you have to claim or decline the tickets before lottery is called, but the independent online lotteries (like SR or Allegience) will work, because you either pick up your ticket & pay, or you don't.
Posted: 12/13/15 at 3:05pm
"The original leads are contracted through February 21 as of right now. And definitely just have a back up plan."
Does anyone know of an article or something confirming this?
Posted: 12/13/15 at 5:26pm
VintageSnarker said: ""The original leads are contracted through February 21 as of right now. And definitely just have a back up plan."
Does anyone know of an article or something confirming this?
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They renewed their contracts back in 2014 until Feb. 2016.
Posted: 12/13/15 at 5:45pm
Also keep in mind however..that the actors rarely take any vacation time during the upcoming holiday weeks. When I have gone to the theater at this time of year, you generally see who you expect to see in 90% of the cases.
January - February - after the holiday - actors will definitely take vacation time, as attendance is lower then and they are pooped, having played in busier than usual schedules with often an extra show a week during the holidays. So you might want to consider if seeing the show itself is more or less important than seeing a particular actor in a role.
Updated On: 12/13/15 at 05:45 PM
Posted: 12/13/15 at 6:55pm
skipgal said: "I have $16 (the price of a round-trip train ticket from my house to Penn Station) to lose! But that is true. Perhaps February is a better time to go!"
I wish I had the problem of being able to get into and out of the city for only $8 each way! 
To echo what the others have said, though, just keep your options open. Try a show you may not have considered before! I've never failed at getting a rush or a lotto ticket to at least something. Sure, it may not have been my first, second, or even third choice, but that's the price of seeing theatre on a discount.
Posted: 12/13/15 at 6:57pm
Is this show still on Broadway?? I had no idea. I should get a ticket to it sometime.
